Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201075546 - Employee Injures Wrist in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201075546 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/27/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312682693	05/06/2010	1761	238170	Archibald Inc Dba Affordable Rain Gutters

Abstract: On 4/27/10 at approximately 10:15 am, a regular, fulltime, installer of Affordable Rain Gutters was seriously injured and employer reported this injury to the Division on 4/28/10 at about 8:58 am. EE #1 was working at the site to replace the old rain gutters at this single family detached house. He went on the roof using the ladder and completed the task of dismantling the old rain gutters. The ladder was positioned leaning against the roof and its feet on the asphalt drive way of the house. When EE #1 was descending on this aluminum extension type ladder, the ladder slipped and kicked outward. EE #1 fell from about 8-9 feet on to the asphalt drive way of the house. EE #1 sustained broken right wrist and laceration on his cheek and forehead. He was immediately taken to Sharp memorial hospital for treatment. Employer is in the business of making ornamental sheet metal products and rain gutter installation. It employs about 28 employees overall. The details of the equipment involved in the accident are 20 feet, aluminum, extension type ladder with no readable tags on it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RAIN SPOUT, INSTALLING, FOREHEAD, LACERATION, METAL LADDER, FALL, FACE, ASPHALT, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312682693			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheetmetal duct installers

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